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Machining Cobalt-Chrome Alloys Without Headaches
Cobalt-chrome alloys can punish tooling and process stability fast.
Cutting with particle beams: Drilling Performance
A new "particle beam" technology for machining carbon-based and ceramic matrix composites.
Metalworking product review for June 2013
A review of metalworking products as compiled by the editors of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Wheel quality control: Inspection Efficiency
An inline, noncontact measurement system for 100 percent inspection of vehicle wheels.
Clean living: Inspection Efficiency
Coolants and the systems that apply them require regular maintenance.
Hidden gems: Drilling Performance
Overlooked areas can improve indexable-insert cutting tool performance.
Patented pockets: General Industry Coverage
CAM systems generate innovative toolpaths to quickly remove large amounts of material when endmilling.
What’s on your pallet?
Implementing automated pallet systems in small and medium-size shops can reduce labor costs and increase profitability.
Keeping distance when managing: People & Companies
A challenge arises when a worker is promoted to manage a group of what were previously his coworkers.
Managing heat in spindle bearings
Getting a handle on heat in high-speed spindle bearings.
Are you dense?: General Industry Coverage
The benefits of high-density workholding.
Implementing single-piece part flow: General Industry Coverage
The Shop Technology column in the June 2013 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine explains how a shop transitions from batch processing to machining…
More tips for operating a CNC mill
Shop Operations columnist Tom Lipton offers additional tips for operating a CNC milling machine.
If it ain’t broke, fix it
Reduce cycle time when slot milling an A-36 steel part.
Steady in the pocket: Drilling Performance
Eliminate premature insert breakage and premature wear when facemilling.
Done with one: General Industry Coverage
Eliminate applying two countersink tools and a tap to complete a machining operation.
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